Basket

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

0009.021

Description

basket with handle

Use

Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Esther Bittinger

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar and Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger family, Edith Virginia Wenger & Mildred Wenger Plank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1890

Place

City

Harrisonville

State/Province

Missouri

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

bottom of basket

Notes

"Bought in Harrisonville, MO 1890 with money that Grandpa Coffman gave to me, Bessie Heatwole"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Reed

Color

Brown

Location

Location

Box 1

Room

Storage

Building

Welcome Center

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

03/02/2007

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

March 18, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 1, 2026